Video Jul 29, 2024
Reptile Theory and Malpractice Verdicts
Plaintiff’s lawyers are using “Reptile Theory”—leveraging the “fight or flight” instinct in jurors—to maximize malpractice verdicts higher than ever seen before.
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What Differentiates the Best Doctors?
Ami Parekh, MD, JD, explains what differentiates the best doctors in today's healthcare environment, including handling increased complexity and partnering with patients.
Video Feb 10, 2026
Who Is Responsible When AI Contributes to Patient Harm?
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more deeply integrated into clinical practice, one question remains unresolved: Who holds responsibility when technology contributes to patient harm?
Professional Education
Patient Termination
This brief audio presentation will give healthcare providers information on how to mitigate their risk when terminating a patient relationship. The key topics covered include establishing patient expectations, what to do when expectations aren’t being met, special circumstances to consider prior to termination, and finally, the elements of the termination notice.
Sep 01, 2023
Study Explores Malpractice Claims Against Orthopedic Surgeons
Our new study offers risk mitigation strategies for orthopedic surgeons.
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February 14, 2024, The Doctors Company Foundation
Grant Case Study: Assessing Surgical Competency Through Automated AI-Powered Surgical Video Analysis
Traditional approaches to assessing surgical competency are fraught with limitations that include subjectivity and lack of multiple raters and longitudinal observation. Applying machine learning and AI to cataract surgical videos provides a unique opportunity to design new evaluation tools that not only measure a surgeon’s skill level, but can also inform future surgical instruction.
Reproductive Healthcare: Post-Roe Resource Center
As a physician-owned and physician-led organization, we understand the unprecedented pressure placed on clinicians by the volatile landscape of reproductive healthcare today.
Telehealth: Remote Monitoring Problems
Remote patient monitoring technologies offer many benefits, but they also create potential malpractice risks.
Reporting a Claim
As a member, it is essential that you notify The Doctors Company immediately if an incident occurs that may lead to a claim or if a claim has been made against you. Your claim specialist will immediately go into action to protect you. We’ll be with you every step of the way.
